The Process Is the Point
For the past few months, I’ve been working on a book project. It’s a long-term, long-form project that requires a lot of thinking out loud, ugly first drafts, re-thinking, and refining. I find myself asking the authors the same question, on different days, and hunting for new answers. A lesson I learn over and over: […]
Finding the Balance: Fast // Slow
Earlier this summer, I read about an author who (ACK!) was racing against the clock to quickly finish writing a book. Which would be an unsurprising anecdote, except…the book is about working as slow as possible. LOL. I’ve been thinking about that juxtaposition of fast and slow this summer. How do we inject our routines with enough […]
Why Deep Thinking Matters More Than Ever
It’s wild how quickly you lose a well-worn skill when you just…stop using it. Handwriting, for example. This week I went to a new doctor, where I was handed a clipboard and pen to fill out what felt like hundreds of similar forms. By the fourth form I’d filled, signed, and dated, I could barely […]
My Personal Productivity Lessons
When are you most productive? In college, my answer was “2 a.m. on the night before the deadline.” I thrived on the last-minute rush of procrastination. I still have big deadlines, although now they’re for clients’ manuscripts, not for 20-page papers on the Brontë sisters. But my life now doesn’t quite allow for the same late-night […]
The Most Important Thing
When work stacks up… when you’re pulled in different directions… when the plan changes… when a project stretches on and on, and you’ve lost the plot… It’s always helpful to recenter on what matters most. Ask: What’s the big idea? What’s ✨the most important thing✨? What’s the one constant we need to remember? Summarize the […]
5 Thought Leadership Prompts
We’re a couple of months into 2026, and here’s my question for you: What have you learned so far this year? If you have any goals for “thought leadership” this year, or just want to be known for your ideas and your work, you have to answer this question first. Why reflection matters If […]
The YOU edit
How should you edit your thought leadership? How can you shape and simplify your ideas? Consider your perspective the YOU edit — your unique way of carving a big idea into your singular perspective. As a ghostwriter, I think of every project like a jigsaw puzzle. I have a box full of pieces — some of […]
Put More of Yourself in It
Thought leadership is about authentically sharing what you know. But what if you’re out of time and want AI to pinch hit? Here’s what I learned from a recent experience where I tried to sub in AI for my own care, intention, and reflection. A couple of weeks ago, I was out of time. […]
Find Something Specific to Say
A note on context: I’ve been watching the headlines, reading about what’s happening in Minneapolis, in Davos, and points between…and woof, what a moment we’re living in. It’s all too much to understand/process/react coherently to. But. We can try. And I think we can do a little better using our words to describe the state of the […]
My Word of the Year for 2026: BOOKS
This year, I’m finally ready to make a big pivot. I’ve been ghostwriting for B2B leaders since 2012. I’ve worked as a full-time freelance ghostwriter since 2019. And through those years, I’ve worked on all kinds of projects: books, magazine articles, LinkedIn posts, podcasts, videos, web copy, speeches, internal communications, award applications, ebooks, research reports, […]